Antonio Tarver vs. Bernard Harper?

Question

Who do u think is the best pound for pound?

Sorry I meant Bernard Hopkins!!!!!! I am just so excited!!!

Answer 1

Between these two? HAs to be Tarver. I don't even know who Bernard Harper is. If you mean, Hopkins, I would say Hopkins is better pound for pound.

Answer 2

Honey, you mean Hopkins, Bernard Hopkins. Well I got B-Hop to tactically take Tarver to school, old school.

I hate that b**** Tarver. He look like a black a$$ Grover from Seseme Street. Hope he gets knocked out.

Answer 3

as much as i hate to admit it ithink tarver. tarver is a heavywieght taking advantage of smaller fighters he makes wieght and comes into the fights at well over 200 pounds and he will do the same and b-hop is only getting older

Answer 4

Bernard all the way

Answer 5

BERNARD HOPKINS WILL KILL ANTONIO IN THE 1ST ROUND

Answer 6

I dont know harper, if you mean hopkins, then B-Hop is better lb for lb.

Answer 7

Johnson sees Tarver prevailing in 'a boring fight'By Joseph Santoliquito
Special to ESPN.com


What boxing fans will see Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, when Bernard Hopkins meets light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, is anyone's guess. But Glen Johnson might have a good idea.



Hopkins



Tarver


The former light heavyweight champion has faced them both, splitting two fights with Tarver and getting stopped by Hopkins in 1997, which almost seems like another lifetime ago.


Both Hopkins and Tarver will enter this fight looking for some sort of redemption from recent performances. Hopkins lost his last two fights, against Jermain Taylor, and Tarver did as little as possible in letting Roy Jones Jr. off the hook while scoring a 12-round decision victory in October.


It's the most recent version of both fighters that Johnson -- one of two common opponents, along with Jones, of Hopkins and Tarver -- can't seem to dismiss.


"I honestly believe it will be a boring fight," Johnson said. "I say that because there are two guys who are fighting each other who aren't aggressive. The last three fights Bernard Hopkins was in, he wasn't aggressive at all, against [Oscar] De La Hoya, and his last two fights against Jermain Taylor. I know Bernard used to be aggressive.



Johnson


"My only hope is that because he had to make 160 for a long time, and being older, that it took something out of him. That's the only thing Bernard can hope for against Tarver. If he's the same Bernard Hopkins that I saw the last three fights, it's going to be a boring fight. You have two guys that are afraid to throw power punches. Bernard will throw jabs, and Tarver will be waiting, and waiting, and pretty much doing the same thing.


"But I'd have to go with Antonio Tarver to win, simply because he is the bigger guy and for Bernard to get by him, he would have to be more aggressive. I hope putting on the extra weight will make him more aggressive."


Johnson makes a point. Tarver, 24-3 with 18 knockouts, has not looked impressive since handing the Hall of Fame-bound Jones the first knockout defeat of his career, back on May 15, 2004. Hopkins, 46-4-1 with 32 knockouts, has not looked dominant since that brilliant night when he dismantled Felix Trinidad, on Sept. 29, 2001.


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• Light heavyweights: Antonio Tarver (24-3, 18 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins (46-4-1, 32 KOs), 12 rounds, for Tarver's title
• Junior featherweights: Israel Vazquez (39-3, 28 KOs) vs. Ivan "Choko" Hernandez (23-1-1, 13 KOs), 12 rounds, for Vazquez's title
• Junior middleweights: Hector Camacho Jr. (41-1-1, 23 KOs) vs. Andrey Tsurkan (22-2, 14 KOs), 12 rounds
• Lightweights: Jorge Paez Jr. (8-0, 8 KOs) vs. Travis Hartman (7-3-1, 5 KOs), 4 rounds


Since then, Hopkins has beaten one credible opponent, and that was undersized De La Hoya, delivering a ninth-round knockout in September 2004. Tarver lost the light heavyweight title to Johnson by split decision in December 2004, but he came back to avenge that loss with a unanimous decision in June 2005.


"Tarver doesn't show me much," Johnson said. "He throws a lot of pitty-pat punches. He has a great defense, which is something both guys have. When I fought Tarver, he never threw a punch that could hurt me. He threw punches just to touch me. You watch both fights Tarver had against me and you can see that he was just trying to touch me. He threw no punches with conviction. Tarver got tired fighting me because of the work he had to put out.



Jones


"People said he looked tired in the last Roy Jones fight, but neither of those guys did anything. The fact that Tarver is a bigger man and can stand his ground against Hopkins will be a key. That will force Bernard to step into his fight zone. I know Hopkins is a crafty guy, but he will have to figure out a way into the fight zone."


For Hopkins to win, Johnson said, "The Executioner" will have to take chances, risks he hasn't been willing to take since beating Trinidad. Hopkins will need to throw body shots to break Tarver down, and when Tarver bends and twists out of harm's way, Hopkins will have to be aggressive with uppercuts.


“ Tarver will come out ahead. I don't see anyone getting knocked out, but if anyone does get knocked out, it will be Hopkins because Tarver is the bigger man. ”
— Glen Johnson, who has fought both Antonio Tarver and Bernard Hopkins, on the outcome of Saturday's showdown in Atlantic City

"The only problem I see is that Hopkins is not aggressive enough to do those things," Johnson said. "I can see Tarver being able to hurt Bernard, and Bernard should be able to hurt Tarver, but he has to get to him. The Bernard that I faced nine years ago was a dominating fighter. He was very skillful and crafty. This Bernard is more laid-back and waiting for his opponent to make mistakes. He uses his smarts. I guess that last time you can say that Bernard was aggressive came against Trinidad. The last three fights, it was wait, wait, wait."


But it's a fight Johnson will pass on. "I won't watch it, I'll be doing something else Saturday night, but I'm sure I'll find out what happens," he said. "Tarver will come out ahead. I don't see anyone getting knocked out, but if anyone does get knocked out, it will be Hopkins because Tarver is the bigger man."


Joseph Santoliquito is the managing editor of The Ring magazine

Answer 8

ANTONIO TARVER WILL WIN THIS FIGHT JUST LIKE HE WON HIS FIGHT WITH JONES.

Answer 9

I really can't say but I will after they fight.

Answer 10

taver he tough and his smack talk is betta than b-hop game